2008
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VETS program aims to help veterans returning to the classroom
Veterans Education Team Support (VETS), a program launching this spring and run by Services for Transfer and Re-Entry Students (STARS), is for veterans returning to school.
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Emergency web site has information on SC Mountains fire
The campus’s emergency web page (emergency.ucsc.edu) has updated information on this morning’s fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The County of Santa Cruz has proclaimed the Existence of a Local Emergency.
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Staff Appreciation BBQ reminder and update: Wednesday, May 28th
Please join the Staff Advisory Board and Chancellor George Blumenthal for the Staff Appreciation BBQ on Wednesday, May 28th from 11:30-1:30 p.m. on the East Field (OPERS). This is an opportunity to express appreciation for the great work staff contributes to the campus throughout the year. The BBQ is an outdoor event and shade tents…
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UC Santa Cruz research team earns NASA award
The outstanding performance of the University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) will soon be recognized with a prestigious NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award.
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UC Santa Cruz awarded $700,000 challenge grant from Kresge Foundation for McHenry Library construction
UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $700,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation toward the construction and modernization of McHenry Library.
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UCSC grad students contribute ‘Bureau of Disruptions’ exhibit to San Jose global digital arts festival
Fourteen graduate students from UC Santa Cruz’s innovative Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program (DANM) will exhibit their work at the “2nd Biennial O1SJ Global Festival of Art on the Edge,” June 4-8 in San Jose. UCSC’s “Bureau of Disruptions” exhibit will join more than 100 other projects on display throughout the parks, museums,…
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Peregrine falcons at San Jose City Hall draw crowds online
Wildlife biologist Glenn Stewart is both pleased and amused at the huge popularity of the webcams he has helped set up to allow people to watch peregrine falcons in action.
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Week of events spotlights student achievement
Hundreds of UCSC students will be honored for their outstanding work in research and academic achievement during Student Achievement Week, taking place May 31-June 6.
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Inauguration will celebrate campus history, future
The pace of preparations quickened as the inauguration of George Blumenthal as UC Santa Cruz’s 10th chancellor approached. Designed as a celebration of the campus’s achievements and its future, the inauguration is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 6 on the East
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About UC Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, which is renowned for the outstanding educational experience it provides to students, has earned national distinction as a major research university with an uncommon commitment to teaching and public service. UC Santa Cruz opened just 42 years ago, in fall 1965, with a class of about 600; today, UCSC…
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Campus Elections – Voting Continues
I write to remind all students that voting continues in the 2008 Spring Campus Elections. Students registered for Spring Quarter 2008 are eligible to vote. Voting continues through 11:59pm on Wednesday, May 21st. Students can access the ballot at http://elections.ucsc.edu/ The undergraduate student ballot includes: Measure 34, 35 & 37; SUA Officer Elections; Opinion Poll.…
